EY Partner experience

Kim Laubscher, a Partner in Data and Analytics, Technology Consulting at EY in Melbourne shares her EY partner journey.

A career in technology

I have spent my career working in technology and data and analytics across various businesses, in both the transport and finance sectors before moving to lead and scale a data and analytics consultancy.

In 2019, I joined EY as a Director working across government and health and human services. I am incredibly passionate about this sector as doing work that provides value back to the community is very important to me. I was excited to join EY as it has a strong reputation in the market, and found the breadth and complexity of the work appealing. The ability to utilise multi-disciplinary teams and leverage capabilities across the organisation allows us to produce better solutions for our clients.

Becoming an EY partner

After being in my Director role for some time, I was approached for a role as a Partner. The process took several months and encouraged me to think beyond the daily running of our engagements and teams, and consider not just my achievements, but a future strategy for myself, EY and our clients. This meant identifying the difference I want to make, what I can contribute, what work I want to do in the future, how I want to deliver client value, and build and lead high-performing DnA teams.

I felt very coached and supported throughout the process.

Getting the news that I made partner was fantastic. It took a while to sink in; it wasn’t until after all the calls and well-wishes from my colleagues, family, friends and clients that I appreciated what a big milestone this is for me and my career.

Building a better working world

The people at EY are our greatest asset. They are diverse and interesting and bring with them a treasure trove of skills, expertise and capabilities. We both want and need a richness of ideas and experiences to create the very best thinking to solve our client’s problems. Providing the right support and balance to our people to empower them to share their ideas is critical to ensuring we continue to enrich our clients through our work.

EY is recruiting for Data and Analytics professionals. You can find out more about the breadth of careers in Data and Analytics here